Aftershock by KG MacGregor

Author:KG MacGregor [MacGregor, KG]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ! Yes
ISBN: 9781594931352
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2008-09-10T05:00:00+00:00

“We find the defendant not guilty, Your Honor.”

Lily had performed her job nicely, getting her client acquitted of charges of reckless endangerment of a child. She felt like shit. She had demonstrated to the jury probable doubt that Mr. Thuy was aware that his children had access to his gun. The family had narrowly avoided a tragedy when their four-year-old son fired the gun into their mattress as he rushed to place it back under the bed. She wanted to take Mr. Thuy down to the morgue, where on any given day he could see firsthand the damage a gun can do. Then perhaps he would trouble himself to get a gun lock, or better still, get rid of the goddamned thing.

She spoke briefly with the prosecutor, accepting his congratulations and assuring him that she had already taken steps to educate her client on gun safety and children. Both were hopeful they had seen the last of this careless father.

Lily trudged back to her office and closed the door. She hated criminal trials, but Tony had assigned her this one when he and Lauren had gotten behind in their own work, having split her workload while she was gone. With the trial over quickly, she could get back into the divorces, adoption filings and custody hearings that comprised the majority of her cases.

There was a light knock, and her door was opened a crack. “Lily, you got a minute?”

She looked up to see Tony in her doorway, unusual for this late on a Friday afternoon. “Of course. Anytime.” She gestured to a chair across from her desk.

Tony stepped into her office and closed the door. He looked nervous. “So how are you doing, my friend?”

“It’s hard sometimes, Tony.” She turned and picked up the newly framed picture from Strawberry Peak. “I still miss her. I guess I always will.” She knew her eyes were misting, but she held the tears in check.

“I’m sorry, Lily. If we can help you with anything, you’ll let us know?”

Lily nodded. After a few quiet moments, she asked, “Is there something else?”

He shifted his feet from back to front and leaned forward in the chair, as if reluctant to continue. “I wanted to ask you about your workload. I was wondering if maybe we’ve pushed you back into things too quickly.”

“I don’t think so. Is there a problem with my work?” she asked testily.

“I’ve gotten a couple of calls. Silvia Flores said you didn’t seem like you were prepared for her custody hearing last week, and she asked for another attorney.”

“She got her son back yesterday. What more does she want?”

He looked across the desk at her, but she wouldn’t meet his eye. “It’s not like you to go into court unprepared, Lily.”

“It was the Thuy trial, Tony, which by the way, ended this afternoon with an acquittal. You know how I hate criminal stuff. It just takes me longer to slog through it all.”

Tony nodded in apparent understanding. “Okay, Lil. But if you need any help, you’ve got to let me know.

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